Secrecy News: Court Slams Justice & NSA on Drake

SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2011, Issue No. 72 July 29, 2011 Secrecy News Blog **     HANDLING OF DRAKE LEAK CASE WAS “UNCONSCIONABLE,” COURT SAID The government’s treatment of former National Security Agency official Thomas Drake was abusive and akin to acts of British tyranny in pre-Revolutionary War days, said …

Chuck Spinney: Robert Bryce on Wind Power Falsehoods

My good friend Robert Bryce carpet bombs the wind industry and highlights some very important issues in the process.  He is author of several energy-related books, including the released book: Power Hungry: The Myths of ‘Green’ Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future (PublicAffairs, April 27, 2010), which is an excellent description of the of some …

DefDog: Completely False Story from Coalition on Taliban

This story is completely false.  NightWatch’s compilation of data reveals that “March saw the highest level of fighting up to March 2011 and May was higher still. July looks down, but much more focused and lethal against senior officials.” Just more of the aversion of truth that permeates Washington…..it also goes against all the previous …

Robert Steele: Secrecy, Self-Restraint, & Democracy Done in By Elites and “Experts”

The times they are a’ changing.  I was asked to comment on  the recently published Reference: Protecting Sensitive “Open” Information and do so gladly.  The author of that work means well, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the substance of what he expouses.  It is simply not reasonable nor feasible in context. I know …

Review: A Democratic Approach to Sustainable Futures — A Workbook for Addressing the Global Problematique

Thomas R. Flannagan, Kenneth C. Bausch 2011 Workbook 49 Problems, 10 Clusters, & Software,July 22, 2011 This is a very reasonably priced workbook that can also be purchased in bulk (presumably at the standard 50% discount) from the publisher, and I certainly do recommend it as a toolkit for any level–undergraduate to postgraduate to professional–discussion …